Heavy Hog Slaughter Projections for January February
Iowa hog marketing for slaughter in January and February is forecast at about 3.35 million head, 20 percent below last year and 6 percent under the 1950-54 five year average. January sales may reach 1.8 million, down from 2.12 million in 1956, with February around 1.55 million. December hogs total about 1.78 million. Cattle and calves total 330,000 for December, up 4 percent from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
USDA Reports Drouth Damage to 2.7 Million Acres in Great Plains
The Agriculture Department says by Jan 1, 2.7 million acres in the Great Plains had soil blow damage with another 29.4 million acres at risk. Comparisons show 573,000 damaged and 20.6 million at risk a year earlier. Damage spread across 279 counties, concentrated mainly in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, mostly on crop land.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Great Plains
Department
Drouth
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Plains
Nevada Sale To Feature Iowa Test Boars At 7:30 PM
Boars from the Iowa Swine Testing Station near Ames will be auctioned at the Story County 4-H fairground pavilion in Nevada Saturday evening starting at 7 30 p m. About 60 to 80 boars from the winter finished test will be offered as barrows or breeding stock with improved standards.
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Ames
Iowa
Durham
Story County
Fairground
Barrow Brothers
House Committee Plans Action To Rent Drouth Land
Washington a House agriculture subcommittee moved to fast track a Democratic plan to rent millions of acres of drouth ravaged Southwest land to curb overgrazing. They will hear from Agriculture Department officials behind closed doors and proceed with hearings on relaxing corn planting restrictions to avert a price support crisis next fall. Secretary Benson reportedly opposes large land purchases or rentals for drouth relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Drouth
August H. Andresen
R-Minn
Baker's Hair Tonic Advertisement in Ottumwa
Owen P. Williams of 905 S. James Sr. Otumwa Iowa touts Baker's Hair Tonic and Baker's Lathernist Shampoo. He claims the tonic relieves dandruff and itchy scalp and offers a maker's guarantee with a money back promise if the shampoo fails to improve hair appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa
Owen P. Williams
S. James Sr
Baker’s
Baker
Elkader DHIA Reports December Production Leaders
The Elkader Missouri unit of Clayton county DHIA posted the top December production average at 32.7 pounds of butterfat from 695 cows across 27 herds, under supervisor Carleton A. Vine. A. J. Johnson had the top lactation with 618 pounds fat. Volga Valley unit averaged 30.5 pounds from 511 cows in 19 herds, with a 533 pound top lactation. Garnaville unit averaged 28.9 pounds from 680 cows in 27 herds, top lactation 591 pounds.
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Elkader
Elkader-Monona
Clayton County
Dhia
Carleton A. Vine
A. J. Johnson
Volga Valley
Harold Knight
J. F. Huebsch
Garnaville
Milton and
Willis Meier
Western Show Cattle Infected with Scabies
Four-state entries at the National Western Stock Show were found to carry scabies, with Nebraska and Iowa cattle requiring treatment after inspection. The Colorado agriculture department confirmed the infections Wednesday. The disease is a contagious skin ailment among livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado Agriwe Department
Nebraska
Iowa
Washington
South Dakota
Jones 4-H Crops Project Meeting in Anamosa
Anamosa will host a Jones county 4-H crop project meeting at 7:30 p.m. January 31 in the Farm Bureau building. County youth assistant Jerry Parsons reports Bill Oschwald area agronomist will discuss methods to help members complete their projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Jones County
Farm Bureau
Jerry Parsons
Bill Oschwald
Master Of Arms: Adventures Of Jim Bowie Friday on Channel 9
The program Master Of Arms presents Jim Bowie in a Friday 7:00 p.m. slot on Channel 9. Viewers are invited to watch the action packed special as Bowie faces historical threats in a frontier setting.
January farm auction calendar near Cedar Rapids Iowa
A sequence of closing out and public sales listed across multiple days from Friday January 25 through Tuesday February 19. consignors include Glen T Wilkin L H Guhl James Jakoubek C L Martin C F Dutch Lacher Robert Livingstone Georgia Nietert Floyd England Dr W H Guess Arnold Bader and son Albert Martin and Sons Henry Peters Dale Willits eet Laetare Ralph Carson Dahms and Thompson and Hawkeye Polled Hereford Association Hawkeye Downs. Livestock dairy equipment machinery hay grain poultry and household goods are among items. Dates specify times and distances from local towns such as Cedar Rapids Anamosa Central City Marion and Iowa City.
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Glen T. Wilkin
Hunter
Cedar Rapids
Cora Lortz
Williamsburg
L. H. Guhl
Olin
James Jakoubek
Marvin Knapp
Ernie Glass
Central City
T. N. Brown and Sons
C. L. Martin
Tipton
C. F
Marengo
Robert Livingstone
Anamosa
Carl
Joseph Rogers
Iowa City
Georgia
Floyd England
Shellsburg
W. H. Guess
Ryan
Arnold Bader and Son
Hampshire
Albert Martin and Sons
Marion
Dahms
Thompson
Hawkeye Polled
Hereford Association
Hawkeye Downs
Swine Producers Day at Ames Set for Feb
Ames Iowa Swine Producers Day will be held at Iowa State College on February 11. Extension Animal Husbandman William Zmolek said the program will feature reports on swine feeding research crossbreeding in commercial pig production findings at the swine testing station on pork production cost, disease quarantine program, and a producer panel on management and marketing. Speakers include Damon Catron Vaughn Speer L N Hazel Ralph Durham E L Quaife Maynard Spear and Robert Voss with need manufacturing industry represented.
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Ames
Iowa Swine Producers
Iowa State College
Extension
William Zmolek
Iowa
Damon Catron
Vaughn Speer
L. N.hazel
Ralph Durham
E. L.quaife
Dr. Maynard Spear
Robert Voss
Need
Farmers Coop Creamery annual meeting set for Saturday
The Farmers Waukon Cooperative Creamery Company will hold its annual meeting on Saturday at the Farm Bureau building. Also note a local film showing The Root of Evil at The Wise on Friday at 8 30 p m Channel 9.
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Waukon
Waukon Cooperative Creamery Company
Farm Bureau Building
the Wise
Channel 9
Feeding fattening cattle with corn on the ear or ground options
Bill Zmol ina of Ss State College notes there are many factors in choosing cattle feed. Iowa feeders use corn and cob meal for lower prep costs and bulkier starting rations. A bushel of corn and cob meal yields more beef pounds than shelled corn, and works well on grass. Some feeders mix all four prep methods on one lot, starting with ear corn, then corn and cob meal, then shelled corn, possibly ground coarsely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Zmolina
Ss State College
Iowa
ISU livestock judging team heads to Fort Worth show
Ames Iowa State College 1957 livestock judging team departs for the intercollegiate judging contest at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth Texas. Coach James Kiser leads seven members including BreDahl Christian Elson Fitzgerald Kramer Nelson and Selke. The squad will practice at Oklahoma A and M Stillwater on route. Fort Worth will host about 15 to 16 colleges. Also noted Waukon Farm Bureau Women name officers for 1957 with Bessie Schorg as chair and others in leadership roles.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Fort Worth
Texas
Austin
Minn
Chicago
James Kiser
Russell BreDahl
Greenfield
Lauren Christian
la Porte City
Howard Elson
Bondurant
Robert Fitzgerald
Melbourne
John Kramer
Waterloo
Larry Nelson
Corning
Marvin Selke
Albert City
Kiser
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Stillwater
Okla
Volga Creamery Association Plans Feb 5 Meeting
The Volga Farmers Creamery Association will hold its annual meeting at the Volga Legion hall at 1 30 p m February 5. A social hour preceding the meeting will be served in the Catholic church parlors.
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Volga
Volga Farmers Creamery Association
Volga Legion Hall
Linn 4-H Boys Electrification Project Planned
Linn county 4-H clubs plan a rural electrification program launching next Tuesday evening January 29 at the bi monthly 4 H leaders meeting in the REA building at Marion. Leaders will be trained in electric wiring and will teach wiring and safety in club meetings during February and March with Saturday demonstrations across the county led by Oehler OConnell DuVall Dows Machacek and others from local utilities.
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Linn County
REA
Marion
Orville’ Oehler
Danny O'Connell
Bill DuVall
Peter Dows
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
George Machacek
Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative
Schedules for High School Registration Sessions
Members scheduled include February 2 from 9 to 12 at Central City High School and 1 to 4 at Center Point High School. February 9 from 9 to 12 at Mt. Vernon High School and 1 to 4 at College Community School.
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Central City High School
Center Point High School
Mt. Vernon High School
College Community School
Benson Backs Broader Farm Support System
Secretary of Agriculture Benson urged expanding the flexible price support system as a long range goal to allow greater price movement. Speaking to the National Wool Growers Association, he framed government supports as a means to provide stability in agriculture, not an end in themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Benson
Wool Growers Assn
Clayton Swine Banquet Set for January 31 Dinner
The second annual Clayton County swine producers banquet will be held at 7 p.m. January 31 in the Guttenberg municipal building. Carroll Plager, director of livestock extension for George A. A. and Company, will be the speaker.
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Clayton
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USDA
Gazette
North Dakota
Jim Mulvihill
Cumming
Iowa Hereford Association
Frank Bedell
Cedar Heights Farm
Nevada
House
Clayton Dhia
Jones
DEL
Bricklet & Sons
the Gazette
Henry Peters
Dale Willits
Eet Laetare
Ralph Carson
Brandon
Mason City
Peoples Bank Farm Department
Newhall
Center Point
Peoples Bank
Gordon N. Olson
Federal
Discount Corp
Paramount
Allamakee F.B
Bessie Schorg
Allamakee County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee
John Martins
Earl Beardmore
Paul Pufahl
Robert Sander
Linn
VN Furniture
Hall-Ekfelts
Sinaa i
3Rd Ave
Pwe
Riverside
14Th Ave
Radio Super
Second Avenue
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